How to Beat Eternatus in PokeRouge

Defeating Eternatus in Pokerouge Guide

UNDERSTANDING THE BATTLE:

Eternatus is one of the most challenging battles in Pokerouge, being a powerful Poison/Dragon-type Legendary Pokémon. Here's how to prepare and emerge victorious.

RECOMMENDED TEAM COMPOSITION:

1. Ground-type Pokémon
   • Garchomp (Dragon/Ground)
   • Excadrill (Ground/Steel)
   • Hippowdon (Ground)
2. Psychic-type Pokémon
   • Espeon (Psychic)
   • Metagross (Steel/Psychic)
3. Dragon-type Pokémon
   • Dragonite (Dragon/Flying)
   • Salamence (Dragon/Flying)

BATTLE STRATEGY:

1. Preparation is Key Before taking on Eternatus, it's crucial to ensure you're well-prepared. One of the most frustrating aspects of this battle is Eternatus' ability to regain and even increase its health when it evolves into E-Max Eternatus during the second half of the fight. To overcome this challenge, you'll need to assemble a team of powerful Pokémon and equip them with potent items. Focus on selecting Pokémon that can inflict substantial damage or are immune to Eternatus' attacks, preventing your team from being depleted as Eternatus' health bar grows.

2. Spore Strategy Ensuring you have a Pokémon on your team with the Spore move is crucial. This attack will put Eternatus into a deep slumber for multiple turns, leaving the powerful boss vulnerable. While Eternatus sleeps, you can unleash your other Pokémon's strongest attacks to chip away at its towering health bar. Capitalizing on Eternatus' incapacitated state through the Spore move can be a game-changing strategy in this challenging battle.

3. Clear Smog Tactics Another valuable move to have in your arsenal is Clear Smog. This attack effectively strips away any boosts or enhancements that Eternatus has accumulated, resetting its statistical modifiers back to a neutral state. By utilizing Clear Smog, you can ensure that the formidable boss Pokémon loses all of its added damage output and defensive advantages.

4. Salt Cure Advantage Garganacl's Salt Cure move can be extremely effective against Eternatus. This attack not only deals a solid amount of damage, but it also inflicts an ongoing effect that continues to sap the target's health. Salt Cure deals damage equal to 1/8 of the target's maximum HP, on top of the initial damage from the attack itself. This draining effect persists each turn unless Eternatus is switched out.

5. Type Matchup Mastery You may already have Fairy-type Pokémon on your team, as they tend to be quite useful against the Steel-type threats that emerge in the latter half of the game. However, both Steel and Fairy types make for excellent choices against Eternatus specifically. This is because Eternatus is unable to effectively damage Pokémon with the Steel/Fairy typing. By having a team that includes these resilient defensive types, you can mitigate Eternatus' offensive capabilities and weather its attacks more easily.

6. Battle Reset Shortcut Defeating Eternatus may require multiple attempts before you emerge victorious. If you find yourself repeatedly having to reload the battle from the beginning, there is a quicker way to restart the encounter with less frustration. Rather than going through the full process of loading up the fight again, you can simply refresh the page before your final Pokémon is defeated. This will reset the battle back to the starting point, allowing you to immediately try a new strategy or team composition without having to sit through the lengthy lead-up.

ADVANCED TIPS & TRICKS:

• Type Matchup Mastery
• Super Effective:
• Resist:
• Immune to:
• Beware:
• Optimal Abilities

Battle Phases

• Phase 1 (100-50% HP): Focus on setting up
• Phase 2 (<50% HP): Eternatus transforms and heals
• Final Stand (<25% HP): Uses powerful moves more frequently

Recommended Status Moves

REWARDS FOR DEFEATING ETERNATUS

• Primary Rewards
• Game Progression
• Eternatus Encounter: Chance to catch this powerful Legendary Pokémon for your team
• Exclusive Items: Rare Candies, Technical Machines (TMs), and held items
• Post-Game Unlocks: Access to new areas, quests, and challenges
• Achievements: Special title and bragging rights for your trainer card

Pro Tip

After defeating Eternatus, be sure to save your game before attempting to catch it. This way, you can reset if you accidentally knock it out or want to try for better stats.

Pro Tip:

The key to defeating Eternatus is proper team preparation and smart switching. Don't be afraid to sacrifice a Pokémon if it means getting a favorable matchup. Remember to bring plenty of healing items and status healers into battle.